PC.RV.EV.2

Represent vector quantities by directed line segments, and use appropriate symbols for vectors and their magnitudes.

Example Problems
A motorboat heads due east at relative to still water, while the river it is on flows due south at .

What is the boat's actual speed relative to the riverbank?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. You can round intermediate values to the nearest hundredth.
A boat is travelling at a speed of in a direction that is a rotation from east. At a certain point it encounters a current at a speed of in a direction that is a rotation from east.

What is the boat's speed after it meets the current?
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. You can round intermediate values to the nearest hundredth.
A jet is flying with an airspeed of in a direction that is an rotation from east. It encounters a wind of in a direction that is a rotation from east.

What is the jet's
ground speed?
Round your answer to the
nearest tenth. You can round intermediate values to the nearest hundredth.
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